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Chris Rock’s Jada Pinkett Smith Joke Was NOT on Script, Academy Sources Say

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At least six anonymous sources told Rolling Stone that Academy members are “furious.”

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Academy sources told Rolling Stone on Monday that Chris Rock’s G.I. Jane 2 joke—which earned him an onstage whack in the face from Will Smith—was not part of pre-ceremony rehearsals.

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